Japan Cup Weights...

[Thomass]

No not those weights...what they actually weigh..

This Sunday..."bone dry hard track...UNWATERED"

Pitty will be taking his mob over there...if they only let him

[Thomass]

This favourite is something to behold they say...

Cuts sctionsls as good as WINX!

yes maybe

7.40 tonight

Here a simulation run 200000 times showing Almond Eye just holding

grasshead will love it

https://mobile.twitter.com/LongBallToNoOne/status/1066104868832591872/video/1

[curious]

wait .... you are now basing your pricing on 200 simulations of a race based on 10 years data? What happened to dropping back, 4kg claims and blinkers on?

[curious]

I like Kiseki btw..

[mardigras]

I'd go Cheval Grand and at odds, Satono Crown.

[VC!]

8 hours ago, Thomass said:

This favourite is something to behold they say...

Cuts sctionsls as good as WINX!

 

Nice selection 

Had a great run very easy on the eye

Hope you made plenty

[curious]

2.20.6! Hard to beat that. And she just went past him with the cruise control tweaked up a notch.

[Thomass]

Incredible win...that shadow roll made a second up...at least

...and the crowd goes wild

https://mobile.twitter.com/JSLTan/status/1066587660137881603/video/1

 

[curious]

In case you missed it ...

 

[FeelTheFear]

WOW!!

[mardigras]

Brilliant performance She ran 45.8 for the final 800m. Kiseki ran the opening 2000 in a tick over 1.57!

[Freda]

World record?

[Freda]

I think Yamanin Vital broke 2.00 min in a 2000m win,  and he was only a journeyman galloper...they breed some serious horses in Japan.

[mardigras]

6 minutes ago, Freda said:

World record?

I have read it is on turf. Might be on any surface.

[mardigras]

5 minutes ago, Freda said:

I think Yamanin Vital broke 2.00 min in a 2000m win,  and he was only a journeyman galloper...they breed some serious horses in Japan.

Yes, a few do it. Makybe Diva broke 2 minutes when she won the Australian Cup. In Japan, it is more frequent.

[Thomass]

4 hours ago, mardigras said:

Brilliant performance She ran 45.8 for the final 800m. Kiseki ran the opening 2000 in a tick over 1.57!

To be fear...she had the absolute perfect run...the only extra ground she covered was pulling out1 M

Imagine if she'd had to to 3 wide without cover!!

Can you imagine that?

No?

The time though...does it have anything to do with the no watering policy and the EXTRA hard concrete surface?

F me sorry...too many rhetorical questions..apols

[Fred]

When Horlicks won in 2-22-22 it was a 'world' record [disregard any USA times as they are cheating by starting times when they are at full gallop]

Thomas -the fastest times are usually run on a track with a little bit of give in it -not on concrete like stuff.

[curious]

2 minutes ago, Fred said:

When Horlicks won in 2-22-22 it was a 'world' record [disregard any USA times as they are cheating by starting times when they are at full gallop.

Do Japan not use the same timing method as the US, or like here time from gates open?Insert other media

[Thomass]

1 hour ago, Fred said:

When Horlicks won in 2-22-22 it was a 'world' record [disregard any USA times as they are cheating by starting times when they are at full gallop]

Thomas -the fastest times are usually run on a track with a little bit of give in it -not on concrete like stuff.

Yes so they say...but these Japanese times are constantly fast...and they try to have concrete tracks

...maybe their technology wrt grass management and choice of grass is second to none!

[mardigras]

2 hours ago, Fred said:

When Horlicks won in 2-22-22 it was a 'world' record 

Thomas -the fastest times are usually run on a track with a little bit of give in it -not on concrete like stuff.

It was a top effort - beating the previous best Japan Cup by 1.5 seconds.

So whatever way you look at it, the performance is brilliant, best run or not. And she would have won 3 wide, no problem in my view. That's just one of those things we'll never know. The run of Kiseki was also top class.

[VC!]

2 hours ago, mardigras said:

. The run of Kiseki was also top class.

Super run, I would love to back both in the Caulfield Cup next October 

[mardigras]

18 hours ago, VC! said:

Super run, I would love to back both in the Caulfield Cup next October 

As fantastic as that would be, I expect the timing of the Arc along with prospective weights make it unlikely.

[VC!]

19 hours ago, mardigras said:

As fantastic as that would be, I expect the timing of the Arc along with prospective weights make it unlikely.

Good point

I think Pop Rock and Delta Blues slashing Caulfield Cup runs are still fresh in my mind, they went on to quinella the MC

I usually don’t get involved with the Internationals until I know they’re in quarantine and heading for Aus

Straight after the race I put Kiseki in my 2019 Caulfield Cup folder

If I could choose one horse to come down under in 2019 it would be Enable for the CP but that’s highly unlikely as well wishful thinking on my behalf?

[Thomass]

And the Japanese sans have a massive fascination with the Arc

Enable and Almond Eye in the next renewal would be something to behold!

[SLB2.0]

1 hour ago, Thomass said:

And the Japanese sans have a massive fascination with the Arc

Enable and Almond Eye in the next renewal would be something to behold!

and Winx???

Of course not....